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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-10

AsHEvILLE, n. c., Feb GA mutiny took
place yesterday at the convict camp four
miles from the city. For several weeks these
men have been restive, complaining of the
hard work imposed on them and the alleged
lack Of food During the week past several
hardened criminals were added to the gang,
and ON Saturday night there were evidences
of coming trouble
All day Sunday the men hudlled closer
together and refused to talk to the guards
When night came and the men were ordered
to retire for the night forty men refused to
do so. Several officers entered the stockade
to reason with the men, when they were met
with fusillade of stones which the convicts
had quietly laid in and stored away in bar
rel. The officers RETIRED closed the gates
quickly and put on a double watch for the
night. The forty rebels sat up all night
making night hdeous with their curses.
Yesterday morning, when the force was
ordered out to work, sixty answered, but the
forty still refused. The guards, who only
numbered ten, fired over the heads Of the
men, but cries of do.ance were the only reply,
the men saying they were not afraid of blank
cartridges. Then the guards discharged sew
eral volleys directly into the mutinous group,
peppering them profusely with birdshot.
This brought them to their senses, but not
secured for them a place in the hospital in
stead of on the road. They still declare tina
they will not work. The guard was greatly
enlarged last night
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Coal Onorators, Convention.

COLUMBUS, o., Feb. Coal miners and
operators from every mining section Of the
country are here in large numbers to-day in
response to the call for the annual joint con-
vention which will arrange the scale of prices
for the year commencing on May l. This is
the second joint convention of operators
and miners which has been held, that of last
year having given such general satisfaction
that it has been decided to make the conven-
tion permanent annual institution.
The Illinois Miners union in private cir
cular issued some months ago, said that
through the convention of 1886 and the joint
efforts of the established boards several con-
flicts have been avoided that would other
wise have caused considerable loss to both
operators and miners; that the experiment
had given much better satisfaction than had
been anticipated by its most sanguine friends,
and that the prospects were that it would es-
tablish peace and prosperity in the mining
industry of the land. These sentiments and
opinions seem to be unanimously re-echoed
by the delegates now here. Besides the ques-
tion of prices the matter of adopting the eight
eight movement is to be considered and acted
upon by reference from the Illinois association.
A general opinion prevails that the scale of
last year will be continued in force.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-10

MURDERS MYSTERY
Excitement Over the Blizzard Murder Gas,
at GreenviIIe, Ohio,


GREENvILLE, o., Feb. 9.-The excitement
over the Blizzard murder case increases Il
will be remembered that the body Of Alfred
Blizzard, farmer Of Hill Grove near Green
vile, o., was found in creek Sunday, with
dozen horrible gashes disiguring it, Biz
zard is supposed to have been murdered for
his money, or killed in a house OF ill repute in
Greenville. Most careful search is now be-
ing made for Mrs Rhoades, the woman sus-
pected Of the crime, but as yet nothing has
been heard of her. She made the most care
ful preparations before leaving, cleaning up
the house, changing the bed linen and screw
ing bars up yainst the doors. A search war
rants failoIto find any evidence OF the crime
in the house.
There are rumors that Mrs. Rhoades' hus-
band, who disappeared some time ago, was
murdered also that the woman may have
been murdered by the same person who killed
Blizzard. The coroner will probably get
through the inquest to-day and then more
active search than ever will be made for a
clew. The theory Of the murder is this The
murderer rode through the bridge with Biz
2ard, sho- him in the neck and he fell clutch
ing the dashboard; then striking him over
the head with hatchet cut his hands loose
from the rail, and threw the body into the
creek. Blizzard lit on his head and fractured
his skull There is a rumor that some Green
vile toughs know all about the affair, and
also know where the woman is
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THE STRIKE IS A FAILURE.
TOO MANY MEN OUT OF WORK is THE
CAUSE.

The Country Full of Idle Men Willing to
Take the Strikers Places-Mutiny In a
Convict Camp in North CaroIlna-A Texas
Law Enacted Against Strikers.
New YORK, Feb. 9.-It is generally be-
Geved that the great strike is about to come
to an end. The Times says; The fact is the
freight handlers strike is confessed to be a
failure even by themselves. They were re-
fused work when they offered to return. The
Pennsylvania and Jersey Central probably
had the most offers of this kind Both COM
pauios have an unusually mixed class of
green hands
Tho union boatmen, who struck because
they would not handle "scab" coal, although
they were satisfied with the price paid them
twenty-five cents a ton-are weakening.
They hesitate to abandon the cause of the
strikers, but the sevcnty-fve cents a ton now
offered is so tempting that those who own
boats compromise by making out bills of sale
of the boats to friend That friend goes to
the companies and offers to transport the
coal at the ruling rates Their offers have
mostly been refused the companies prefer
ring, as long as they have got to pay exorbi-
tant rates to pay them to outsiders.
Longshoremeu's Union No. 1 met in Brook
lyn last night, About 500 men were present.
They We're decidedly in favor of continuing
the fight The older mon, however, expressed
their conviction that the men would have to
go back before Thursday.
The truth seems to be that the army of un-
employed Unsiilcd labor is too large for the
strikers TO combat, as there are large numbers
of green bands coming in every day
There was considerable activity on the
piers of the river front this morning, and
freight was being handled with much more
dispatch than on any day since the strike
The time that has elapsed since the longshore
men and freight handlers quit work has en-
abled the railroad and steamship companies
to select and, in some cases, train sufficient
men to keen the freight moving along.
Besides many Of the old freight handlers
and loag,h0remon are coming back to work.
not ut the places where they are known, but
where they are least likely to be known. The
Maine Steamship company has got most of
its old hands back. On the Clyde line pier
% East river there were 200 men waiting
for the steamer City of Atlanta to reach the
dock, Superintendent Healey said he had
all the men he required. The Mallory line
dock had resumed its former appearance.
Charles Mallory said they were not experience
ing any difficulty, The manager at pier No.
- said that he considered the strike ended so
far as it affected their pier, They could get
more help than was needed.
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Justin MCCARTHY and Parnell.

CHICAGO, Feb 9.-Justin Mccarthy at
tended the Holy Name cathedral yesterday
morning in company with Alexander Sulli-
van, and heard a sermon by Archbishop
Feehan. He has with him on his western
trip the widow of his brother, who served
gallantly in the Union army during the civil
war. They spent the day with Mr. and Mrs.
Sullivan. In the evening they attended re-
ception al Col Rend's. Mr. and Mrs. Nc
Carthy said in relation to the reiterated state
ment Of the dangerous condition of Mr.. Par
nells health, that, while Mr., Parncll lived,
the men in the Irish movement would never
think Of selecting a successor for him when
Mr.. Sullivan was asked what opinion pre-
vailed among Irish-Americans about the sue
censorship he replied that no friend of the
cause would ever discuss such subject while
Mr.. Parnell lived, and yhat he hoped and be-
lieved the term of his life would extend far
beyond the triumph of Home Rule.
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CHICAGO, Feb7 "A decision has been given
in the United States circuit court by Judge
Gresham, which is of considerable import
ance to legal and commercial circles In a
suit involving the affairs of the New York,
New England & Western Investment com.
pany, corporporation chartered under the
laws Of Illinois, but having its offices in New
York city, Judge Gresham states that he
will issue an order for the arrest of the officer
of the company in New York city for con.
tempt Of court unless they turn over to a
receiver, as directed by him, the books, papers
and securities of the company, which they
now refuse to do. The officers Of the com.
pany question Judge Greshams jurisdiction
Should they turn over the books, etc., before
Monday next, they will be relieved of con.
tempt; if not, Judge Gresham will issue q
bench warrant for their arrest and test the
question of his jurisdiction in the matter.
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LABOR TROUBLES.
Situation of AGtirs In tine Great New
NnrI, slriL.. md I.ln,.,.l..rn

Situation of AE,trs In the Great New
York Strike and Elsewhere.
New York, Feb. S.-Wcst and South
streets, which ley along the river fronts,
were crowded with idle freight handlers and
longshorenen to-day, who watched the piers
at which they had been employed previous to
the strike. They saw little to encourage them.
At most Of the docks the new men were
handling freight almost, if not fully, as well
as the strikers could At the pier of the
Jersey Central railroad, 200 American clerks
were handling the freight AT the Pennsyl-
vania piers Nos, 27 and %, North river, mat
ters were going on smoothly
Mr. Bo,twia6, the president of the New
York e. New England railroad, when called
upon by United Press reporter, said he had
heard reports that Assembly ~ Of the
Knights Of Labor intended to tie up the road.
He did not tell what influence the district as
sembly referred to had over the men of the
road 1t was possible the assembly might
call the men out. He had been transporting
the usual amount of coal since the first Of the
year. He regarded the reports that the
New York & New England was to be tied up
as menace against the small roads that are
tributary TO the New York a. New England.
No clew has been discovered yet to the mis-
croant WHO placed the Internal machine on
the Guyaulotta
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
RIO Appointments Made in the Interstate
Commerce Commission.

mn ,,,,,,.- Tl n mn =
"AnhiNGIoN' reo' V'--Ihe president mas
noo yeo uetermlhed upon tne names oil any OF
CLie On y, interstate commerce commissioners ouA
OIL Ine greaC mass Oh names suggested even
DeIore the Dill was approved: Some OF the
nlosV prominent are again oeing mentloneds
oSI w Ilere " no authorlCy lor SpeakiI5 OF any
VI CIelll III, aS certt,lh 10 % seiecUed' hN-9enA-
Vor thurman y, asked thaI ms son shouid %
liSilleo, ouC Vhe president preferred 10 ChlnA
VI Ule ex-senator as Ine llelIiper OF Ihe latlily
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GALLATIN, Tenn, Feb 9.-Last night John
Lowery, of Greenville, KY, who is a mute,
and man named Gaines, from Little Tram
mel, Allen county, KY, came to Gallatin
on the Chesapeake & Nashville railroad. They
left together for the country, where they
were to spend the night When out of town,
Lowery drew his knife and cut Gaines
throat from ear to ear. Gaines wandered
back to town, and DR.. r. NJ. Foster dressed
his wounds, He is still alive, but in a very
critical condition Lowery fled and has not
been arrested. No cause for the deed is
known. There is some mystery connected
with the matter
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a Crooks Ruse and Escape.

PITTsBURG, Feb. &C. L. Brandt, alias Ed
Kinnane, arrested as a confidence man, who
starved himself for twenty-one days in the
county Jail, and was sent to the insane de-
partment of the city farm as insane, escaped
from that institution some time Sunday night
by saving the iron bars off the window
Brandt is a well known crook and is wanted
in Philadelphia, Detroit and other places It
is believed that his fast in Jail was only
undertaken in order to be sent to the insane
asylum, where his opportunity Of escape
would be better than from the penitentiary.
He has not yet been recaptured
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Montreal People in a Wreck.

Z MONTREAL, Feb. S.-The railway accident
has had dampening effect on the carnival
crowds, for a number of Montrealers were on
the train, but so far as can be learned, only
u, one of them Mr. Wesson, have been
ed. Several of the wounded passengers
wed here at O'Clock Sunday morning and
re at once taken home by their friends
Joseph Beauregard, of Nassau, had a
jow escape. He was coming with his
in, Miss Brodeur, daughter of Mr.. 7. r.
Zodeur, and had just stepped into the smok-
= car when the accident occurred He was
BILE to find any trace of his cousin and
Me on alone. A French Canadian named
bouef was badly mangled about the
D.
IO05rs. w. s. Dryden, who had a narrow es-
A9Ipe from death at the Vermont disaster
q was brought to her home in this city yester.
day. She is kstfering from strained back
and a cut hantc< She occupied a lower berth
on the Boston sleeper Mrs Dryden says she
was awakened by strange motion of the
car, and before the conviction of danger
could force itself upon her mind, the car had
ttalkan the plunge over the bridge She was
>,u15rsrAusxh7CH CHtsHsHs,YsS.asa
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CINCINNATI, Feb. 9.-The common council
has authorized the mayor of this city off,
cially to invite the towns and cities of our
country, the states of the union, the Federal
government and the governments of foreign
countries to the centennial exposition Of the
Ohio valley and Central states to be held in
Cincinnati in 1888. The mayor has also been
authorized to request Pennsylvania, Ohio,
West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, In
diana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin each
TO appoint five commissioners to assist in the
organization of the exposition.
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Tho state investigation.

New YoRE, Fob 5,-The first witness
called by the assembly committee which is
investigating tls coal strike was Frederick
A. Potts, q member of the coal exchange
He said that the coal exchange was formed
last year by the wholesale dealers in this alN
other cities, 1t comprised about thirty men,
bers, 1t had nothing to do, however, with
fixing the price Of coal
In reply to the question as to what the av-
erage cost is of the production of a ton of
coal, he said that he could not give a very
satisfactory answer, as he was not a pro-
ducer. He replied, on being pressed, that the
cost varied from S1.50 to S1.75. SThe ordinary
profit to the retail dealer was from fifty to
seventy-fve cents ton. Sometimes it was
more. The best plan for the adjustment of
the differences between capital and labor was
by arbitration.
Austin Corbin, president Of the Philadel-
phia & Reading railroad, was the next wit
ness. He could not state exactly the cost of
coal as his figures were mixed in with Others
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The Mabbitt Mystery revived.

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Feb. 9.-The decomposed
body found on the Wabash river, near this
city, yesterday, is supposed to be that Of Lou
Mabbitt, who disappeared so mysteriously
from her home, near Wheeling, Carroll
county, on August 6, 1886, in company with
Amor c. Green, character of bad repute.
Her case has excited widespread interest, and
no clew has been found until this CHASTITY dis
covery William Mabbitt, the unfortunate
girls father, is here to identify the remains,
and will view them at the post mortem ex-
animation. His description of his daughter
corresponds exactly with that of the body.
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Nothing Accomplished.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb 9.-There were
was taken in joint session to-day. The re-
suit was: Camden, 80; Gen. J. H. Duval,
80; Newman, IL; Judge johnson, |; ex-Gov-
ernor Boreman, l. The kickers voted for
Newman. There is nothing to indicate an
election during the present week. The
"kickers" have addressed an ultimatum to
the Camden Democrats, expressing sorrow at
the rejection Of their recent compromise
overtures, and expressing purpose to con-
tinue the fight to the end of the session.
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He Didn't Know He Wa, Paid.

GREENsBURG, Ind, Feb. "a good joke is
reported on Governor Cumback, and it came
about in this way: He was surety for one OF
his neighbors and judgment was taken and
CumbnclS paid it off. Several weeks ago his
neighbor inherited some real estate by reason
of the death of his wife, and CumbaclI COM
menced proceedings by filing a complaint on
the Judgment and for execution, but to his
discontinue and to the surprise of his attor-
neys, indisputable facts were presented which
fully convinced Cumback that he had been
paid, and he will have to dismiss the case.
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tee on judiciary have agreed to substitute
to the Chicago Lake Front bill, The substi-
tute is in the form Of a resolution requesting
the attorney general to investigate the mat
ter, and if he is Of the opinion that the rights
Of the United States are involved in the suit,
to intervene in its behalf. Chairman Tucker
was instructed to report favorably his bill
giving to claimants under the French spolia-
tion act, and the government the right OF
appeal from the court Of claims to the United
States supreme court
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Brass Foundrymen Strike.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 9.-Employes of Will
lam Powell's brass foundry, No SO Plum
street, belonging to the r. R. Springer As
semply 5771, Knights of Labor, struck yes
terday, because John Ahrenphelt, nom
union man, was still employed there, and
James Stout, pattern maker, had been dis
charged. Mr.. Powell states that one cause
of the strike was that he proposed to abolish
the Saturday half holiday this week and pay
the men extra for the time, and they had not
agreed. Mr.. Powell has been in business
thirty-flve years, and this is the first strike.
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Hoke Taking Life Easv.

PEORIA, ILL.,, Feb. 8.-The grand jury
which will indict Defaulter Hoke met to-day.
Hoke takes life easy in the Jail and is treated
as other prisoners, being in the same COM
partments of the Jail. He will not engage
counsel until indicted, but will fight to have
the charges confined to the seven checks that
were made the basis Of the original warrant.
His wife and friends visit him daily.
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JERSEY CITY, N. j., Feb. s,-This morn
ing the railroad companies having freight and
coal lines centering here have changed front
in their operations with the strikers, and
seem confident that they can maintain their
new position Along the steamship wharves,
Jersey City and Hoboken, the longshoremen
who have taken the places of the strikers
were handling the cargos with more satisfac-
tion.
A feature of the operations this morning
was the great number of loaded coal carts
traversing the streets. The police watch the
carts all over the city to see that they are not
followed by strikers Policemen are posted
near the coal yards in every part Of the city.
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one of the BRAVO DetectIvea nies

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 9.-Detective Hulli-
gan, one of the officers assaulted by the res
cuers Of the fur robber last Friday morning,
died this morning from the effects of his in
juries. Capt. Hoehen, the other officer
assaulted, is steadily improving and his re-
covery is now considered probable. Nothing
new has been learned with regard to the
whereabouts Of the robber and his pals The
officers who have been searching for them in
the vicinity of Ravenna last night returned
to Cleveland. 1t is not known what the next
move will be
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school Board Must Go.

CINCINNATI, Feb. S.-The circuit court this
morning declared the law under which the
board of education was created and is operat-
ing Is unconstitutional, as not being of uni
form application throughout the state. The
entry, however will be withheld until legisla-
tive enactments has provided for the vacancy
thus made, or unless the defendants wish to
apneal the case
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A Freight Train Wrecked.

Fort WAYNE, Ind, Feb. 5.-This morning
freight train on the Wabash railroad en-
countered broken rail three miles east of the
city, and the locomotive and twenty-one
freight cars were ditched and badly wrecked,
and the contents-wheat lard, dressed poui-
try and other merchandise-were scattered
on the snow and ruined No person was
hurt. The loss will be heavy
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His Body Found.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 9.-The body Of Michael
Strum, aged forty-four, who had been miss
ing from his home at Licking since February
8, was found at 10 a. m. to-day on the bank Of
Millcreek among lot Of bushes. It Is sup
posed that he wandered away from home dur
ing fit of temporary insanity and was
drowned, and the high water, receding, left
the body where it was found.
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Fire in a Coal Pile.

WORCESTER, Mass, Feb 9.-Fire has been
discovered in the centre of pile of $4,000
tons of coal belonging to the Boston & AL
bany railroad, near the Bloomingdale road.
Forty men were at work shoveling Sunday,
and nearly one hundred yesterday, but the
heat makes the work difficult, and nearly, or
quite half of the pile will be consumed.
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hemned in by mattresses and bed clothing
and could not move.

henmed in by mattresses and bed clothing
and could not move.
presently the roof was cut through" said
Mrs. Dryden, in an interview yesterday, land
I tried to climb up, but could not free my
body from the weight on it. l wore only a
night-dress and stockings, but they seemed
firmly held. I asked for knife and one was
handed me by w. Cushing With it cut
my night-dress off and was hauled through
the hole, could not stand up and the men
laid me on the ice and covered me with a
blanket. From the wreck could hear the
most terrible cries piercing the very SOUL
The groans Of the dying and those pinionod
in the wreck upon whom the flames leaped,
filed the air. In five minutes the cars were
burned down and nothing but cinders lay on
the bank, After lying on the ice for some
time, with the thermometer below zero, | was
removed TO farm house and treated kindly.
1t is something that shall never forget.n
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In BrOOklYn.

BROOKLYN, Feb. 8.-The situation with re-
gard to the strike in Brooklyn remains the
same as on Saturday. The lougshoremen re-
main quiet and seemingly determined in
their attitude The docks are piled with mer-
chandise, and work under inexperienced la
borers goes slowly on.
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He Patronized Bucket sbops.

BOSTON, Feb s. s.-Martin Mclean, treasurer
of the Telegraphers' Aid and Literary associ-
alton of this city, has left for parts unknown,
carrying nearly $1,000 of the associations
money with him. He was employed in a
brokers' office in this city, and on January %
said he was going to visit friends in Portland,
since which time he has not been seen. Too
free patronage Of the bucket shops is said to
be the cause of his troubles.